The Puffer Forum

I try to do a 20% water change weekly. He is unfortunately in a 5 gallon Eclipse hex aquarium, which has built in filtration (typical blue sponge cartridge filled with carbon and a bio wheel) I believe the light is 10 watts. He's just a little guy, a bit over an inch. I'm saving up for something big...

This is my first post on this forum. I have a GSP in a tank by himself, and I'd like some advice on controlling algae. I use an algae brush on the sides of the tank, but the sand and his cave are rapidly turning green. He'll eat any snails or shrimp within minutes, so what else can I do about the al...